DUBLIN — A 26-year-old man has been charged with arranging to meet an undercover cop who was posing as a 13-year-old on a dating application, according to court records.
Scott Stafford, of Dublin, was charged with contacting a minor with intent to commit a sex crime. He was arrested in late September after an undercover sting by a San Ramon officer who posed as a boy on Grindr, a dating application geared toward LGTBQ individuals, according to court records.
At the time of his arrest, Stafford was working as a delivery driver for UPS, authorities said.
Stafford allegedly admitted to sending a picture of his genitals to the undercover officer, and allegedly provided the cop with directions to his residence on Saint Patrick Way, according to court records. Police say they came up with a r

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